The Seafood Bar, 77 Dean St, London W1D 3SH, 020 4525 0733 NOPI Salmon and sustainability lovers, pay attention as The Seafood Bar uses only Nordic Blu salmon, which is the world's greenest-farmed salmon. Using the finest quality ingredients and with a menu that focuses on shellfish, due to the eco-friendly ethos of the brand, theatre-goers should focus on ordering the garlic shrimps, clams with white wine and the crab cakes - while the impressive tower that is the restaurant's 'fruits de mer' platter (sometimes combined with a mixed grill to up the ante) gives a healthy meaning to fast food. While the kitchen is open late enough to cater to most shows finishing times, if open to choice, we'd recommend dining before as you'll want to focus on the performance and not how you plan to devour the entire menu afterwards.įallow, 2 St James's, London, SW1Y 4RP Īll the way from Amsterdam, this family-run seafood restaurant is a dream stop before or after a show for anyone who loves, you guessed it, their seafood. With all the main menu items available on the pre and post theatre menu, show-goers don't have to worry about missing out by dining from a more limited menu (as can be the case). Whether you choose to dine before or after your show, your stomach is sure to be happy with dishes such as cod’s head, Sriracha butter sauce confit cabbage, black garlic, chestnut and grilled venison with red wine sauce on the menu. With its recently-opened (end of 2021) permanent site in central London, Fallow brings with it its classic favourite dishes from the pop-up, as well as a range of new mouth-watering plates. The Palomar, 34 Rupert Street, London, W1D 6DN 020 7439 8777 .uk Fallow With percussion on the pans and arak shots aplenty, it’ll add the perfect finish to a good performance, and the perfect remedy for a bad one. Post-show diners: sit at its notoriously raucous bar counter. Pre-show eaters: leave as much time as you can to eat – not because it’s not fast, but because it’s fantastic. The unique brand of Mediterranean-Jewish cuisine comes steeped in tradition, tahini and creative flair.
The Palomar is always busy, and rightly so. You can walk in, but unless you plan on dining after the show, booking ahead is strongly advised.
This underground French restaurant is well-known as the premiere pre- and post-theatre dining spot.Įxpect top-notch service, late evening live jazz, and a good-value (and particularly appetising) set menu.īrasserie Zedel, 20 Sherwood Street, London, W1F 7ED 020 7734 4888 Palomar You don’t even have to leave the building. This spot is ideal for early diners, and even better for late ones, taking orders until 11pm and providing, in the form of the low-lit, sultry Bar Américain, a digestif spot a mere stumble away from the dinner table. Theatre Royal Haymarket Harold Pinter Theatre Criterion Theatre Her Majesty's Theatre Queen's Theatre Gielgud Theatre Prince of Wales Theatre Soho Theatre Leicester Square Theatre Apollo Theatre Sondheim Theatre Lyric Theatre Piccadilly Theatre Brasserie Zedel
The city has so many great eateries to show you - so use this list for inspiration to seek out the best places to get a reservation in the vicinity of each of the West End’s 38 theatres, as well as some of the popular venues slightly further afield.īest for. Now, although in-theatre dining has got better across the board over the past few years, some might want to make an evening of it - whether you're visiting London's West End or other parts of the city.įor anyone less familiar with London, we'd hate for you to fall prey to some ubiquitous Italian chain on the way to the show or to end your evening on anything less than a spectacular note. On his acquisition of The Other Palace theatre in Victoria, Lloyd-Webber added a restaurant, The Other Naughty Piglet, and he and his wife Lady Madeleine Lloyd-Webber completed a £60m-refurbishment of the Theatre Royal Drury Lane to include a luxury café and outdoor terrace.Īnd there has never been a better time to plan dinner and a show. Lloyd-Webber has long sought to bring top-quality food into the six West-End theatres he owns. “Your mind is always thinking about where you are going to get food afterwards, when you’re meant to be focussing on the story,” the former Telegraph restaurant critic and composer said. According to musical theatre maestro Andrew Lloyd-Webber, there's nothing worse than going to the theatre on an empty stomach.
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